CRIME & SAFETY

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Two men accused of having a part in a brawl at a carnival in Providence over the weekend are set to be arraigned Wednesday. Maliki Chester and Desmond Brown, both 18, are facing disorderly conduct and obstruction charges stemming from a large fight on Saturday night.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment on May 26th, charging a man in connection to the shooting death of a man last year. According to court documents, 23-year-old Mayobanex Martinez was indicted on multiple charges, including:. One count of first-degree murder. One count...

The superior court trial starts Wednesday for a former Providence school administrator charged with assault. The former administrator was convicted at a district court bench trial last year. He appealed, and the opening statement will happen here today for a jury trial in the superior court. Olayinka Alege was charged...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A carnival in Providence was forced to shut down after a large fight broke out over the weekend. According to a police report obtained by ABC 6 News, officers were called to a disturbance at a popular carnival at the George J. West Park Saturday.

The 29-year-old was arrested earlier this week on several charges including second-degree manslaughter.

PAWTUCKET – Representatives from the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center say the killing of 59-year-old Patricia Fasan by ex-boyfriend Guy Williams was as devastating and heart-wrenching as each of the four domestic homicides before it in Rhode Island this year. "We are deeply hurting to know another life has been...

FALL RIVER — New Bedford native Matthew Lariviere was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Robert Jones III, who was stabbed and slashed at least 137 times in a New Bedford homeless encampment in 2019. Lariviere was convicted Monday following a two-week jury trial in Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River. ...

A Rhode Island woman and an Arizona man are facing new charges after detectives found meth and counterfeit pills hidden among packages of children's toys earlier this year, according to prosecutors.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — A car and a motorcycle collided at the intersection of Central Avenue and Willard Street in Pawtucket Tuesday night. ABC 6 News crews are on the scene where fire trucks and police cruisers were staged around a damaged bike. Crews also observed officials pulling a...

The victim's body was found near the railroad tracks off Nauset Street in New Bedford back in August 2019.

The Pawtucket man accused of firing a gun from his car while driving in Burrillville last week faced a judge Tuesday.

The Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence issued the following statement on Tuesday following the homicide of Patricia Fasan -- and pointed to the housing crisis in the state as an underlying factor. "We are deeply hurting to know another life has been stolen by domestic violence homicide in Rhode...

Providence police said they were forced to shut down a carnival in the city Saturday night after a brawl broke out — and a crowd of dozens refused to disperse. Police say pepper spray was used to break up the fighting. About Incident. Shortly after 7 PM on Saturday...

The department says scammers have been posting to the marketplace claiming to be selling puppies from real addresses in the area and asking for electronic payment.

The Rhode Island State Police announced that members of the HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Task Force arrested a woman for possessing an illegal firearm and a large amount of fentanyl. The arrest of 33-year-old Jodiany Urena of Pawtucket was the result of an investigation initiated by the Rhode...

Sometimes, the best stories are the ones you didn’t plan to write. That’s what I was reminded of as I reported the stories for a three-day radio and web series, “Chasing the Fix.”. The one constant in my reporting was the place: Woonsocket, Rhode Island, a former...

CENTRAL – Newly promoted Lt. Sarah McNulty is now the highest-ranking female officer in the city’s history. McNulty began her new role immediately after her May 31 promotion and said it was smooth sailing on her first day.

The life and death of a Rhode Island woman has become a rallying cry for bail reform. From Rhode Island NPR station The Public's Radio, Olivia Ebertz reports that 1 out of every 73 American adults is on probation, the effects of which can be devastating. OLIVIA EBERTZ, BYLINE: Carol...

Providence, R.I. — The Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is disclosing the fatality of a seven-month-old infant. According to DCYF, the Department was open to the family at the time of the incident, however, DCYF did not have custody of the child at the time of the death.